On March 22, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Banco Improsa of the Republic of Costa Rica for up to US$15 million to improve access to finance and promote the economic empowerment of women in Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME). Costa Rica’s micro, small, and medium enterprises…
Toyoko Inn Completes Renovation of Haneda Airport Branch, Embodying the Rebrand. President Kuroda: “Expectations are high for the new Toyoko Inn.”
Toyoko Inn held a preview of the Toyoko Inn Haneda Airport 2 (1-1-7 Haneda, Ota-ku, Tokyo), which will reopen on March 28. This is the first branch to introduce a new brand concept design, and the entire building is being renovated. Toyoko INN Haneda Airport 2, which had been renting one of its buildings to…
Seikan Ferry’s New Vessel “Hayabusa II” Debuts on April 4. Web-only “Ultra Discount” including 10,000 yen for passenger cars
Seikan Ferry will launch its new vessel, Hayabusa II, on the Aomori – Hakodate route on April 4. The first flight will be the 14th, departing Hakodate at 20:20, and the vessel will operate two round trips per day for the time being. Since the ship was built by Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd. the interior…
Snow Peak releases easy-to-setup entry model “Land Nest” tents and tarps, etc.
Snow Peak will sell the “Land Nest Dome M” and “Land Nest Tarp Set” and their sets from its entry model brand “Land Nest,” starting to accept reservations on March 34 and scheduled to go on sale at directly managed stores and online stores on April 1. The “Land Nest Dome M” uses an inverted…
JAL’s 6,600 yen sale on all domestic routes starts at midnight on March 31, 2012!
JAL will launch the “JAL Smile Campaign,” a one-way domestic air ticket sale for 6,600 yen, at midnight on March 31. Although the time sale had been canceled due to a concentration of access on the day of the March 9 launch, “the system environment is now ready to conduct the time sale again,” according…
Disney’s “Star Wars” Pop-up Store at Tokyu Plaza Ginza
Walt Disney Japan will hold a pop-up store “STAR WARS GALAXY in GINZA” at Tokyu Plaza Ginza to celebrate the latest Star Wars movie “The Mandalorian,” now available exclusively on Disney Plus, and May 4, “Star Wars Day. The period is from March 29 to May 28. From March 29 to April 23, the theme…
JR Hokkaido renews “Higashi/Kita Hokkaido Free Pass” in cooperation with ANA/Peach/AIRDO
JR Hokkaido will change the contents of the “Higashi Hokkaido Free Pass” and “Kita Hokkaido Free Pass”, tie-up products with ANA, Peach, and AIRDO, starting from April 8, 2012. Confirmation of the company using the coupons will no longer be required, and the only difference between the three companies will be the use of the…
Introduced Visa and JCB touch payment on Hiroshima Airport Limousine Bus
Hiroshima Dentetsu, Hiroshima Bus, Hiroshima Kotsu, Geiyo Bus, and Chugoku JR Bus will allow passengers to board Hiroshima Airport Limousine Buses operated jointly by Visa and JCB brand cards from April 26, 2023, in anticipation of the G7 Summit of Major Nations to be held in Hiroshima in May. The new system is expected to…
Signing of loan agreement for “Agricultural Sector Support Project” in India (Overseas Investment and Loan): Contributing to improving access to finance for the agricultural sector
On March 23, 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with IndusInd Bank Limited, a financial institution in the Republic of India, for up to 13 billion yen to improve access to finance for farmers and to promote agricultural productivity. The funds from this loan will be used to finance agricultural…
Online application for passport renewal begins. Some municipalities are also making new applications online.
On March 27, the Japanese government made some passport (passport) applications online. The conventional over-the-counter process required two trips to the passport office, once to apply and once to pick up the passport, but with the online application, it is only at the time of pickup. The passport renewal for which the “remaining period is…